Hi Steve,

I fully appreciate what you say. In the case of a vacation rental,
clients demand (and rightfully so) everything to be in proper working
order. If the tv wasn't working, I could live with it, but the hot
tub is a different matter altogether!

I know of one spa manufacturer (it happens to be my "preferred brand")
is working on something that could be of interest to people, like
yourself, who own rental properties or spas located at remote,
unattended, locations. The spa will monitor itself and in the event
the heater fails, a filter clogs or something falls outside its normal
operating parameters, it will dial its owner or page the local dealer
(cellular or land line). In addition, it can be linked to the home's
security system and remotely monitored by Chubb or whichever company
you use. A service tech can then be dispatched to correct the problem
before the condition becomes an even bigger problem (i.e., the big,
expensive, ice cube I spoke of earlier). Pretty impressive, indeed.

Cheers,
Paul


On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 19:12:00 -0700, "Steve B"
wrote:

.. .
I own a vacation rental. It rents for $300 per day. One of the drawing
cards is a spa. If the spa is not running, I have complaining guests. Not
a heart lung machine situation as one dramatic poster stated, but to me, a
potentially money losing situation.

[snip]

Not to mention they may just decide to confiscate the item pending the court
ruling.

[snip]

We have a cabin at 7,500 feet in elevation in Utah. It gets down to around
0 degrees F. It is a royal PITA if it is not working, and a potentially
expensive situation to let if sit for days waiting on a part that may or may
not come via the Internet. The Internet is many things, but foolproof it
ain't.

Steve